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Chapter 5 of The Works of John Dryden, Now First Collected — Volume 03 is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Land._ An you will not come down, you may stay there, Cudden. [_Exit Landlord, dancing._ _Mood._ O scanderbag villains! _Sir John._ Is there no getting down? _Mood._ All this was long of you, Sir Jack. _Sir John._ 'Twas long of yourself, to invite them hither.
Chapter 5 of The Works of John Dryden, Now First Collected — Volume 03 is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading “[_Exit Landlord, dancing._ _Mood._ O scanderbag villains!”
an opening that permits escape or release
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “_Sir John._ Is there no getting down?”
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading “_Sir John._ 'Twas long of yourself, to invite them hither.”
increase the likelihood of
From this reading “_Sir John._ 'Twas long of yourself, to invite them hither.”
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading “[_Exit Landlord, dancing._ _Mood._ O scanderbag villains!”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
plural of “villain” — a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “[_Exit Landlord, dancing._ _Mood._ O scanderbag villains!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “_Land._ An you will not come down, you may stay there, Cudden.”
In this reading “_Land._ An you will not come down, you may stay there, Cudden.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading _Mood._ All this was long of you, Sir Jack.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Land._ An you will not come down, you may stay there, Cudden.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Land._ An you will not come down, you may stay there, Cudden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Land._ An you will not come down, you may stay there, Cudden.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading [_Exit Landlord, dancing._ _Mood._ O scanderbag villains!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _Land._ An you will not come down, you may stay there, Cudden.
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading [_Exit Landlord, dancing._ _Mood._ O scanderbag villains!
the act of acquiring something
From this reading _Sir John._ Is there no getting down?
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading _Sir John._ 'Twas long of yourself, to invite them hither.
increase the likelihood of
From this reading _Sir John._ 'Twas long of yourself, to invite them hither.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Sir John._ Is there no getting down?
a small worthless amount
From this reading _Mood._ All this was long of you, Sir Jack.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _Sir John._ Is there no getting down?
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading _Land._ An you will not come down, you may stay there, Cudden.
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading [_Exit Landlord, dancing._ _Mood._ O scanderbag villains!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading _Mood._ All this was long of you, Sir Jack.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _Land._ An you will not come down, you may stay there, Cudden.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading [_Exit Landlord, dancing._ _Mood._ O scanderbag villains!
not any; not one
From this reading _Sir John._ Is there no getting down?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Land._ An you will not come down, you may stay there, Cudden.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading [_Exit Landlord, dancing._ _Mood._ O scanderbag villains!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Mood._ All this was long of you, Sir Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exit Landlord, dancing._ _Mood._ O scanderbag villains!
term of address for a man
From this reading _Sir John._ Is there no getting down?
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading _Land._ An you will not come down, you may stay there, Cudden.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _Sir John._ 'Twas long of yourself, to invite them hither.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _Land._ An you will not come down, you may stay there, Cudden.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Mood._ All this was long of you, Sir Jack.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Sir John._ 'Twas long of yourself, to invite them hither.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Sir John._ 'Twas long of yourself, to invite them hither.
plural of “villain” — a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading [_Exit Landlord, dancing._ _Mood._ O scanderbag villains!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Mood._ All this was long of you, Sir Jack.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Land._ An you will not come down, you may stay there, Cudden.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Land._ An you will not come down, you may stay there, Cudden.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading _Sir John._ 'Twas long of yourself, to invite them hither.
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